Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints. Jude 1:3 For anyone...
Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name. 3 John 1:15 One of the great joys of the Christian life is the people we get to know along the way. Each person is precious and part of a great tapestry God is weaving together...
It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. 2 John 1:4 A great source of joy in the Christian life is that we live our lives with others who have made the same commitment to Jesus...
Little children, guard yourselves from idols. 1 John 5:21 At the end of the most beautiful encouragement about loving God, loving others and keeping Jesus commands, we are instructed to guard ourselves from idols. Why? These substitutes for the...
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. I John 4:1 Sadly, there many people in this world who teach falsehoods about God. They are self...
This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us. The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He...
Whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. 1 John 2:5 How is the love of God developed, expressed and perfected in my life? It happens as I keep His word, which means to live out Jesus’ teachings and follow His...
If we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 God calls us to live transparent lives exposed to Him, His truth, and Love. This is not...
This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken...
Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the...
In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. 1 Peter 3:1...
The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. James 5:16 Involving God in our lives through prayer can give us unforseen success. But notice that there are effective prayers. That means there are some ineffective prayers. What’s...
But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.” Submit therefore to God. James 4:6 Some of the greatest advice is found in dealing with pride in our lives. How do we do it? Get on the...
See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire...
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. James 2:24 Really? Faith alone saves (not works)! But the point from James is that “saving faith is never alone”. It always is accompanied by good works. The phrase...
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. James 1:26 An evidence of spiritual maturity is the ability to not say things that would displease God...
Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:15 God likes when I...
Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed. Hebrews 12:12 Lots of us want to be considered...
I WILL PUT MY LAWS INTO THEIR MINDS, AND I WILL WRITE THEM ON THEIR HEARTS. AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. Hebrews 8:10 Quoting from the prophet Jeremiah, the author of Hebrews speaks of a day when all will know God and His...
Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25 My friend Wes Beavis wrote a wonderful song I love with chorus “Thank You, Jesus for saving...
For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is...
So also Christ did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest, but He who said to Him, “YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU”; just as He says also in another passage, “YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”...
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 Hebrews warns us about the result of unbelief and disobedience, namely, not entering into the rest...
Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God. But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the...
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death...